The planned mineral resources rent tax is a watered-down version of an originally proposed so-called super profits tax, which ran into a storm of opposition after it was unveiled in May 2010, eventually contributing to the downfall of then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Whatever issue you care to name, from childhood obesity (linked to agribusiness subsidies) to war (linked to the power of the military-industrial complex), from a watered-down health care bill (linked big pharma and health insurance corporations), to a failing economy (which Wall Street and corporations have depleted in favor of global speculation), the power of the one percent is at the root of the problem.